Moritz Cantor

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Moritz Cantor

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Why Is Moritz Cantor Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Moritz Benedikt Cantor was a German historian of mathematics. Biography Cantor was born at Mannheim. He came from a Sephardi Jewish family that had emigrated to the Netherlands from Portugal, another branch of which had established itself in Russia. In his early youth, Moritz Cantor was not strong enough to go to school, and his parents decided to educate him at home. Later, however, he was admitted to an advanced class of the Gymnasium in Mannheim. From there he went to the University of Heidelberg in 1848, and soon after to the University of Göttingen, where he studied under Gauss and Weber, and where Stern awakened in him a strong interest in historical research.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Moritz Cantor?

Moritz Cantor is affiliated with the following schools:

• Heidelberg University
• Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
• University of Göttingen